I am interested in processes underlying visual cognition. To study these processes I mainly employ methods of experimental psychology and psychophysics. These behavioural techniques are supplemented by simulations based on computational models or machine learning algorithms. My early research addressed issues of eye movement control and visual stability during saccadic eye movements. Subsequently, I have investigated questions relating to object recognition, visual categorisation, and object learning by vision and touch. Over the last decade the development of object recognition skills in children has become a major focus of my work.

Undergraduate modules

• PY1109 Developmental Psychology I (module leader)
• PY1117 Cognitive Psychology Ia (module leader)
• PY2245 Cognitive Psychology II (module leader)

 Postgraduate modules

• PY4015 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience (module leader)
• PY4068 Communication Skills in Research / Professional Development (module leader)
• PY4090 Advanced Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience

• Programme Director of the MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience

• Habilitation in Medical Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Munich (2000)
• PhD Physics, Univ. of Munich (1993)
• Diploma Physics, Univ. of Munich (1987)

Office: SW610A    Lab: VS37
Mailto: [email protected] 
Telephone: +44 (0) 121 204 4065
Fax: +44 (0) 121 3593257